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#megalomania

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Linknation

can someone please forward this video to #elonmusk (is he like a little kid does not understand the consequences of his actions? like lighting fireworks in the livingroom ... might be fun for a while... until the house burns down)

because not on #twitter anymore

while u are on it: ask mr #musk how he would define #fascism... because even after reading #nietsche he surely does not seem to know what that is.

#elonmusk #megalomania is unfortunately also responsible for sinking loaned billions into a social media company

for this money he could have created 1000x new social media companies 10.000x better than the original #twitter BUT NOOOOO THE GENIUS HAD TO MAKE THOSE MISTAKES???

#elonmusk does not understand the consequences of his actions

is this lack of #awareness? would call it Zero Awareness Syndrome (ZAS) sideffects of #ketamine?

#maga ur #stupidity is an illness (sorry)

#tesla cars on #fire

also #elon it seems like not only in #Germany people take offense when someone does a #nazisalut does this register somewhere in your genius brain? no?

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WIST Quotations

A quotation from Bertrand Russell

The megalomaniac differs from the narcissist by the fact that he wishes to be powerful rather than charming, and seeks to be feared rather than loved. To this type belong many lunatics and most of the great men of history.

Bertrand Russell (1872-1970) English mathematician and philosopher
Conquest of Happiness, Part 1, ch. 1 “What Makes People Unhappy?” (1930)

Sourcing, notes: wist.info/russell-bertrand/757…

Russell - The megalomaniac differs from the narcissist by the fact that he wishes to be powerful rather than charming, and seeks to be feared rather than loved. To this type belong many lunatics and most of the great men of history.
#quote#quotes#quotation
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Nonilex

#Trump this week reaffirmed a campaign promise to pursue a federal takeover of #DC, issuing his most extensive comments attacking the capital city & its local leadership since he retook office in January.

“We should govern D.C.,” he said in response to a reporter’s question aboard Air Force One on Wednesday night. “I think the federal government should take over the governance of D.C. & run it really, really properly.”

#law #megalomania #idiocracy
washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/20

Washington Post · Trump wants to take over D.C. How would that work?Here’s what we know about what exactly Trump has said about D.C., and what he and Republicans in Congress could do to exert power over the District.
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Nonilex

“The whole #Trump approach to leadership is to blow up existing national elites of any kind, whether that elite is defined by taste, or money, or aesthetics,” said Naftali, saying those elites are often called the “uniparty” by Trump’s advisers. “But they mean it for not simply elected officials, but they mean in terms of national aesthetics or national traditions or norms.”

#megalomania#irreverence#plutocracy
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Nonilex

The White House Historical Assn has no statutory authority over the… #RoseGarden …because it is outdoors.…

It is the #NationalParkService, which is controlled by the Dept of the Interior, that maintains the grounds, including the Rose Garden.

…remodeling the Rose Garden to take away the grass…would be a jarring change from tradition.

Naftali said that the approach was consistent with #Trump’s ethos as a public figure.

#megalomania#irreverence#USpol
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Nonilex

Timothy Naftali, a historian at Columbia University’s School of International & Public Affairs, noted that the building’s residential spaces are out of view & presidential families often make changes there. But he said that first families have usually had an understanding “that the #WhiteHouse is a #museum that belongs to the #AmericanPeople” & that “you have an obligation not to step too far outside of tradition in the public spaces.”

#trump#megalomania#irreverence
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Nonilex

Jacqueline Kennedy established the #WhiteHouse #Historical Association, a private advisory entity that created guidelines for changes to the physical building that have generally been adhered to.

“I think that’s one of the greatest accomplishments of any first lady, to put those safeguards in place,” said Katherine Jellison, a professor at Ohio University who has closely followed first ladies.

#trump#megalomania#plutocracy
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Nonilex

Jealous much?

#ElonMusk Makes #Unsolicited Bid to Buy #OpenAI for $97.4 Billion

The billionaire is leading a group of investors in the unsolicited offer, which complicates the start-up’s plan to change its *#nonprofit* status.

#techbros #brofight #tech #AI #megalomania

I’d say “yer both pretty” but you’re just not.

nytimes.com/2025/02/10/technol

The New York Times · Elon Musk Leads $97.4 Billion Bid to Control OpenAIBy Mike Isaac
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Wen

#Greenland, #Canada, #Panama, #Gaza - has this man’s megalomania got any limits?

And as much to the point, are there any assurances that he shows any signs at all of mental stability?

My partner, A long standing US refugee in Scotland once told me that both mental and physical heals checks were mandatory for El Presidento. I’m not so sure that they have (a) been carried out or (b) done so competently.

thetimes.com/us/news-today/art

The Times · Trump’s Gaza plan: bluff or not, one man benefitsBy Josie Ensor
#USPol#Imperialism#OverReach
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